A local family is fighting to give their son a normal life because his food allergies are so severe, he can’t go to school or the playground. Now they’re looking to get a little help from man’s best friend.

GETTING STRONG. AT-HOME EXERCISES CAN REDUCE THE RISK BY UP TO 72%. ONLY ON 5. A LOCAL FAMILY FIGHTING TO GIVE THEIR SON A NORMAL LIFE. HIS FOOD A ALLERGIES SO SEVERE HE CAN'T GO TO SCHOOL AND EVEN A PLAY GROUND. NOW A LITTLE HELP FROM MAN'S BEST FRIEND. IN A LOT OF WAYS, GABRIEL IS LIKE MOST BOYS. HE LIKES WOLVERINE. HE EVEN TRIED TO USE THAT MOVE IN A GAME OF BASKETBALL. BUT HIS LIFE IN MANY OTHER WAYS IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL. AT JUST THREE HE WALKS AROUND WITH HIS OWN EPI-PEN. ANXIETY IS THROUGH THE ROOF WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT IT FEELS LIKE AS A PARENT. GABRIEL WHO LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS AND SISTER IN BOSTON HAS SEVERE ALLERGIES. EGGS AND CHEESE. PEANUTS. THE WRISTBAND STEE STEE TELLS THE STORY. IN HIS YOUNG LIFE HE HAS NEARLY DIED SEVEN TIMES FROM AND ANNA AND ANAPHLAXIS. HE IS WHEEZING AND STRUGGLING TO BREATHE AND STARTS CRYING AND SAYS I HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. THE SEVEN HOSPITAL VISITS LEFT HIM SCRUB ABLE TO GO TO MOVIES, TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES, EVEN TO THE PLAY GROUND. BUT THERE IS NEW HOPE IN THE FORM OF SHEBA, A 1-YEAR-OLD LABRODOO. WE SPOKE WITH SHERRY FROM HER HOME IN COLORADO. HER ORGANIZATION IS TRAINING SHEBA AND DOZENS LIKE HER TO BE THE NEWEST KIND OF SERVICE DOGS. SOME STUDIES ESTIMATE ONE IN 13 U.S. CHILDREN AS A FOOD ALLERGY. THEY ARE ABLE TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DOGS LIKE US. AS THE DUG DETECTS THEM SHE SITS TO ALERT HER OWNER. THERE IS PEANUTS AND DAIRY. SHE HAS BEEN MATCHED TO GABRIEL AND HE IS WELL AWARE OF WHAT THAT MEANS. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE SHEBA? WHAT WILL YOU DO? GO TO THE PLAY GROUND. BUT RAISING AND TRAINING A SERVICE DOG IS AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION. AS OF NOW, INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER ANY OF THE COSTS. GABRIEL'S FAMILY DETERMINED TO BRING SHEBA HOME. THE OTHER FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE DOGS HAVE SAID IT IS AMAZING AND THEIR LIVES HAVE CHANGED. THE FAMILY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO IF TERMS OF FUND RAISING. TO DONATE WE HAVE A LINK WITH